Friday, January 7, 2011

The Best of 2010

My final list of the top 25 songs and top 5 albums of the year, as determined by me. Mostly by gut feeling, although factors such as longevity and sentimental value are factors in addition to overall personal enjoyment.

Top 25 Songs

1. Crystal Castles - Vietnam
2. Gucci Mane - Lemonade
3. Flying Lotus - Do The Astral Plane
4. Crystal Castles - Not In Love (feat. Robert Smith)
5. Mux Mool - Enceladus
6. Massive Attack - Saturday Come Slow
7. Four Tet - Angel Echoes
8. Cee Lo Green - Fuck You
9. Sleigh Bells - Rill Rill
10. Big Boi - Shutterbugg (feat. Cutty)
11. Mux Mool - Get Better John
12. Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar
13. Erykah Badu - Window Seat
14. Four Tet - Love Cry
15. Big Boi - You Ain't No DJ (feat. Yelawolf)
16. Liars - Scarecrows On A Killer Slant
17. Tonetta - Drugs Drugs Drugs
18. Goldfrapp - Rocket
19. Pawel - Alvin
20. Future Islands - Tin Man
21. The Soft Pack - Mexico
22. Lindstrøm & Christabelle - Lovesick
23. Erykah Badu - Turn Me Away (Get MuNNY)
24. Robyn - Dancing on My Own
25. Black Francis - Cinema Star

Notes: "Lemonande" is from a album released in December 2009 but was separately released and marketed as a single in 2010. One notable "omission" is "Crown on the Ground" by Sleigh Bells, which was featured on my 2009 list because of its appearance on Sleigh Bells' 2009 demos. The song would have also been featured in the top five this year.

Top 5 Albums

1. Four Tet - There Is Love In You
2. Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)
3. Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
4. Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma
5. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles